Ever wonder why it was that many signs and wonders
were taking place among the people at the hands of those sent by The Messiah in
Acts 15? So much so, that none of the
rest of ‘them’ dared to associate with them, however, the people held them in
high esteem? V-13 Yet, multitudes of
men and women were constantly being added to their number. Today multitudes of men and women are
constantly either fleeing the ‘church system’ or ‘steeple chasing’, leaving one
building to try another, and another etc.
Today we have sick people, weak
in their faith, not sure of what they believe in, in contrast to Acts 15 where ‘something
was manifested’ to the extent that they even carried the sick out into the
streets and laid them on cots and pallets, so that when Peter came by at least
his shadow
might fall on any one of them!
What!? Why!?
Because the people who were sick, or afflicted with
unclean spirits were ALL being healed!
Acts 15:16. Now that’s what I
call an affordable universal health care system! Notice what happened when folks get healed
and set free apart from the Government health care law! V-18:
“And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common
prison.” (I’d say that’s a different
take on having hands laid upon someone!)
Are we seeing any of this in today’s religious
culture? Why not? What’s with Peter’s shadow? What’s your shadow doing to
the people you walk by? Are you
prepared to be arrested for healing people because of your shadow? It happened to them, why don’t you think it
won’t happen to those who follow?
What is ‘the shadow’?
Colossians 2:17 tells us that there are 4 things
that are a ‘shadow’ of what is to come but the body of Messiah. Question you need to stop and ask yourself,
Are you in ‘the Body of Messiah’? If
so, then there are 4 things that are a ‘shadow’ of your life
according to verse 16. (Read them both
for yourself and check me on this)
1) What you eat and drink. Your diet.
Who tells you what food is? The
USDA? Or The Creator?
2) What
Festivals and Holidays do you honor? Men? Your religion? Hallmark?
Or The Creator?
3) What
calendar are you on? Pope Gregory’s? Julius Ceasers? Or The Creators?
4) What
day do you stop and rest and honor His 4th Commandment? Sunday?
Or The Creators?
Didn’t ‘Paul ‘tell us that these 4 things are the ‘shadow’
of what is to come? The Body of
Messiah? If not, then tell me what is
the ‘shadow’
he’s talking about? I’m looking for the
same shadow
Peter had! One that helps people and not
a shadow
that keeps people in the dark! Like
mushrooms that are kept in the dark and fed crap and to grow, that’s religious
B.S. That system produces spores and
not fruit!
So what is ‘this shadow’ that
produces health and wholenesss and send
unclean spirits packing? According to ‘Paul’
it’s obedience to The Creator dietary instructions, His Appointed Feasts (Lev
23), His reckoning of time (months), and
His Sabbath, not yours! Do these and
you’ll cast a ‘shadow’ of good things to come! You want that? Or do you want to keep the same rut you got
with the same results you get?
A better question is, Who is this Shadow? May I ask these questions?
1) Is the Messiah the Rose of Sharon? (Song of Solomon 2:1)
2) Is
He the Lilly of the Valley? (IBID)
3) Is
He a Lily among thorns? (IBID)
4) Is
He ‘My Beloved’ (Your Beloved?) V-3
5) Is
His fruit sweet to your taste? V-3
Then He is your Shadow! In whom you take great delight! V-3!
(Go read it now and enjoy!)
Lamentations is not a ‘pleasant
or happy’ book. When is the last time
you read it? Let’s get real who wants to
read about mothers eating their own babies?
(Lam 2:20) Which by the way is
what is going on in North Korea this very day, google that to see for
yourself. Likewise, Lamentations has
this verse as well: ‘We had to pay for
our drinking water,’ (Lam 5:4) Think
about that next time you open up a plastic bottle of water!
Back to The Shadow
you will be! Lamentations 4:20 says
this: “The breath of our nostrils, The
Creators Messiah, was captured in their pits, of whom we said, "Under His shadow we shall live
among the nations."
Are you under His Shadow? Are we producing the fruit of Peter’s shadow? Are we walking as Peter walked in obedience
to the 4 items of the ‘shadow’ of good things to
come: Body of Messiah?
I know you can and want
to claim this verse in Psalm 91. “He who
dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the
Almighty.” We can’t claim it if we are
not doing the 4 things that are ‘the shadow’ of the Body of
Messiah, right Body? (Not to be
saved! Because we ARE saved and we Love
Him! John 14:15)
Why is this important
and timely to know about ‘Your Shadow’?
Read Isaiah 4, slowly sometime, it’s an end
time prophecy about what’s coming.
When? No dates, just dots. So if it’s not for you and me in this hour
we need to be telling our children so they can prepare their children, hmmmmm Psalm
78 come to mind right about now?
After you read about
all the stuff that’s going to happen in Isaiah 4 1-5, and yes you will be here
for that! Aren’t you glad about verse
6!? “And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from
the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.”
Are you beginning to
see the importance of walking in The Light?
(I John 1:7), because the light you walk in will determine the shadow
you cast. It’s about the importance of
keeping His Sabbath, His Appointed times, His diet, His calendar? Walk His way and don’t let anyone judge you
and say get off that stuff and do it our way, Sunday, Christmas/Easter, Ham sandwiches,
and pagan god named month calendar.
Keep in mind there is
one who masquerades as an ‘angel of light’ that will have his shadow! His shadow won’t heal, it will
make sick, it won’t bring Life, it will kill, and it won’t restore, it will
destroy! Hmmm, Steal, Kill and destroy,
who is that? Joh_10:10; “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and
to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they
might have it more abundantly.”
Don’t believe me?
Read Isaiah 30 very slowly sometime and see
the shadow
of the restrainer, the evil one, the one who restrains. Isa 30:1-3
Woe to the rebellious children, says YHVH, that take counsel, but not of
me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin
to sin: That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to
strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow
of Egypt! Therefore shall the
strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your
confusion.” Be sure to read the
whole chapter of Isaiah 30 and see how important The Creators feasts and His
instructions are vs. the one who has counseled us to rebel!!!!
As the Prophet Scooby
Doo once said, “ Rut Ro!”
Finally; did you know
The Creator cried when He cast Lucifer from His presence? He also commanded the entire heavenly host to
mourn at His loss? Read Ezekiel 31 and
pay attention to verse 15. So Our Father
understands the loss of a loved one that He trusted!
I say this to point out
that ‘other’ shadow, that you don’t want to find yourself in. Verse 17 of Ezekiel 31; ‘ They also went down into hell with him unto
them that be slain with the sword; and they that were his arm, that dwelt under
his shadow in the midst of
the heathen.”
I
find this fascinating, how about you?
What shadow do you want to cast? One that heals and helps and restores or one
that hurts and restrains and keeps folks bound up in the dark?
We
were privileged to receive this message on His Sabbath 3/1/14 from a dear Torah
teacher, who happens to be a widow, it you are so led and want to help her,
then mark your gift, widow. I assure
you 100% will go to her.
Questions
or comments always welcomed, Rick@Godleyworks.com
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